Digital Magic Guru June 14, 2024
Rog 8 Comprehensive Review
Introduction:
Asus created the ROG series specially for gamers. Asus has Rog PCs, Rog Laptops, and Rog smartphones. The Asus Rog Phone 8 is balanced b/w gaming and daily use and is certainly eye-catching.
Asus ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro were released on the 8th of Jan 2024 by Asus (Taiwanese company)
Design and Build Quality:
The Rog Phone 8 is based on Android gaming Smartphones. The ROG Phone 8 has the Pressure-sensitive Zone (Gaming Trigger), especially for hardcore gamers and gaming content creators.
The phone’s dimensions are 163.8 x 76.8 x 8.99 mm, and it weighs around 225 g. Front glass is built with Gorilla Glass Virtue 2, and black glass is made up of Gorilla Glass with an aluminum frame.
The phone is designed especially for gam. The phone has a good grip and is comfortable for a long time.
The Rog Phone 8 is IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display:
Screen size 6.78 inches, resolution 1080×2400 pixels (388 ppi density), and aspect ratio 88.2% screen to body ratio.
Display technology LTPO AMOLED, 1B colours
Brightness 1600 nits(HBM) and peak brightness up to 2500 nits
Rog of features like HDR10+ support, and Always-On display.
Performance:
Processor Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) and chipset details Octa-core (1×3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3×3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2×3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2×2.3 GHz Cortex-A520).
RAM and internal storageoptionss 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM
Benchmark scores and real-world performance AnTuTu: 1639368 (v9), 2167612 (v10)
Camera:
The rear camera setup
- 50 MP, f/1.9 24mm wide, gimbal OIS
- 32 MP f/2.4 with 3x optical zoom
- 13 MP f/2.2 which is 120˚ ultrawide
Features-
- The imble Stabilizing System in Rog 8/pro enhances video stability
- video can be recorded as 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps
- gyro-EIS, HDR10+
The Front Camera-
- 32 MP, f/14.2 80˚ wide
Feature-
- HDR, Panorama, HDR
- 1080p@30fps
Battery Life:
Rog 8/pro comes with a 5500 mAh battery.
can support 65W wired, 30W and 15W wireless,
The Rog 8/pro can be charged within 39 minutes with a 65W charger
Software and User Interface:
The Asus ROG 8ROGo comes with its own UI, the ROG. This UI is designed for gamers and offers various advanced options like triggers, toggles, etc., and menus.
UI is quite user-friendly and easy to use. Here’s a guide on the few overlays.
1. Open RTSS and make sure both the hotkey handler and overlay editor plugins are turned on.
2. Go to the properties of the Hotkey handler plugin.
3. Look for the “Overlay editor plugin” and click “Configure”.
4. You’ll see four settings, each for a different overlay hotkey. Click the three dots next to each.
5. Give each setting a name, like “Overlay 1 Hotkey”, and type “Load” in the “Overlay message” box.
6. Then, in the “Parameters” box, type the exact file name of the overlay you want for that hotkey.
7. Choose a hotkey for each setting. Do this for all four options.
8. Now, when you press the main toggle hotkey, you can show any overlay. Then, use the hotkeys you set up to switch between the four overlays.
Connectivity:
Network compatibility 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE
Wi-Fi 7 802.11, Bluetooth v5.44, and NFCC capabilities.
USB Type-C and 3.5 mm Headphone jack
Security and Privacy:
Biometric authentication method: Fingerprint (under display, optical)
Security features
- OS update: The Rog 8/Pro will get two major OS updates
- Security patch updates: Rog 8/Pro will get security patch updates for 4 years until 2028.
Additional Features:
The AsuROGog 8/Pro comes with several additional features that give consumers an overall good gaming experience and everyday usability.
- 6-Axis Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer- equipped camera
- Air Trigger Controls
- AeroActive Cooler Buttons
- X sense 2.0
- Aura RGB Lighting (8 pro)
Accessories Compatibility
- ROG Tessen Mobile Controller
Price
Rog 8 pro: INR 94,999/-
Rog 8 : INR 91,990/-
